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Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India
By: Sarthak Gaurav, Shawn A. Cole and Jeremy Tobacman
Recent financial liberalization in emerging economies has led to the rapid introduction of new financial products. Lack of experience with financial products, low levels of education, and low financial literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports...
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Keywords:
Literacy;
Insurance;
Marketing;
Decisions;
Demand and Consumers;
Financial Instruments;
Emerging Markets;
Education;
Personal Finance;
Agribusiness;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Innovation and Invention;
Gujarat
Gaurav, Sarthak, Shawn A. Cole, and Jeremy Tobacman. "Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 48, no. SPL (November 2011): S150–S162.
- 1998
- Other Unpublished Work
Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Swiss Capital Markets
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Peter F. Weibel
- 2010
- Working Paper
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
We examine in this paper the differential response of establishments to the global financial crisis, with particular emphasis on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in determining micro economic performance. Using a new worldwide dataset that reports the...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
International Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Local Range;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Production;
Performance Evaluation;
Networks
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-110, June 2010.
- March 1995
- Case
E. F. Hutton: Cash Management Crisis (B): The Bell Report
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "E. F. Hutton: Cash Management Crisis (B): The Bell Report." Harvard Business School Case 395-174, March 1995.
- July 2012 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Société Internationale de Plantations et de Finance (SIPEF)
By: David Hawkins
Management of a company with extensive palm oil tree plantations questions the usefulness to management and investors of IAS41's requirement to value palm oil trees at their fair value.
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Keywords:
Financial Accounting;
International Financial Reporting Standards;
International Accounting Standards;
Biological Asset Accounting;
IAS41;
Historical Cost;
Equity Valuation;
Financial Ratios;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
International Accounting;
Valuation;
Financial Reporting;
Fair Value Accounting;
Equity;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Hawkins, David. "Société Internationale de Plantations et de Finance (SIPEF)." Harvard Business School Case 113-027, July 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
- 1998
- Other Unpublished Work
Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the United Kingdom
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Ian Coleman
- Web
Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2016
Financials Statement of Activity & Cash Flows 5-Year Data SummaryCFO LetterFinancial HighlightsStatement of Activity & Cash FlowsConsolidated Balance SheetSupplemental Financial Information Revenues IN...
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- November 2011
- Article
Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation
By: Chen Lin, Yue Ma and Yuhai Xuan
This article examines the impact of the divergence between corporate insiders' control rights and cash-flow rights on firms' external finance constraints via generalized method of moments estimation of an investment Euler equation. Using a large sample of U.S....
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Keywords:
Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Reputation;
Cash Flow;
Annuities;
Investment;
Investment Funds;
Financial Reporting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Lin, Chen, Yue Ma, and Yuhai Xuan. "Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 416–431.
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Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2019
Financials Statement of Activity & Cash Flows 2ms Revenues IN MILLIONS for the Fiscal Year ended June 30... 2019 2018 2017 MBA Tuition & Fees $ 140 $ 138 $ 133 Executive Education Tuition 222 207 191 Publishing 262 240 221 Endowment...
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- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
on specific proposals begin the week of June 22.] Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's proposals for fixing the broken financial system closely resemble those found in Moss's own playbook. In this instance, the book is a Special View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
The Pecora Hearings
By: David Moss, Cole Bolton and Eugene Kintgen
In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Senate Banking Committee began a much-publicized investigation of the nation's financial sector. The hearings, which came to be known as the Pecora hearings after the Banking Committee's lead counsel Ferdinand... View Details
- January 2000
- Supplement
Basic Statistics from the World Bank's World Development Report 1998/1999
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Supplements National Income Accounting and The Origins of National Income Accounting.
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- February 2023
- Article
The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting
By: Aishwarrya Deore, Susanna Gallani and Ranjani Krishnan
While budgetary controls with capital rationing are optimal in theory and widespread in practice, empirical research documents their association with higher employee dishonesty compared to budgetary controls without rationing. In this study, we examine whether...
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Keywords:
Directing Controls;
Misreporting;
Mission Statements;
Participative Budgeting;
Stewardship Theory;
Systems Of Management Controls;
Capital;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Mission and Purpose
Deore, Aishwarrya, Susanna Gallani, and Ranjani Krishnan. "The Effect of Systems of Management Controls on Honesty in Managerial Reporting." Art. 101401. Accounting, Organizations and Society 105 (February 2023).
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Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2014
Financials Statement of Activity & Cash Flows 5-Year Data SummaryCFO LetterConsolidated Balance SheetStatement of Activity & Cash FlowsSupplemental Financial Information Revenues IN MILLIONS for the Fiscal...
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- November 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Teaching Note
Financial Accounting: An Online Introductory Course (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins and Paul M. Healy
- Fast Answer
Aggregate financial ratios: including private company data
How do I find aggregate industry ratios that include private companies? Industry ratios provide a way to compare and analyze the correlation of diverse financial data for an entire industry. They can be used to compare the performance of...
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Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items
By: Edward J. Riedl and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper investigates whether managers' presentation of special items within the financial statements reflects economic performance or opportunism. Specifically, we assess special items presented as a separate line item on the income statement (income statement...
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Financial Statements;
Economics;
Performance;
Research;
Opportunities;
Business Earnings;
Motivation and Incentives
Riedl, Edward J., and Suraj Srinivasan. "Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items." Contemporary Accounting Research 27, no. 1 (Spring 2010): 289–332.
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Diversity & Equity - HBS Fund Investors Society 2021 Report
scholarships, McCray voiced concern about overlooking those who don’t attend college. “College requires more than funds. It requires a better educational foundation. . . . So, unless the literacy rates increase overnight, providing a View Details
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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet
2022 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash...
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Statement of Activity & Cash Flows - Annual Report 2017
Financials Statement of Activity & Cash Flows 3ms Revenues IN MILLIONS for the Fiscal Year ended June 30... 2017 2016 2015 MBA Tuition & Fees $ 133 $ 127 $ 120 Executive Education Tuition 191 176 168 Publishing 221 217 203 Endowment...
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